Just started today. Everything is fuzzy when I take a picture. Anyone?
Is the lens dirty?
You mean it’s not self-cleaning? C’mon Apple!
< Emily Litella > Never mind. </Emily Litella>
Somewhere on the board, there’s an active question about whether the iPhone was originally designed to attract fingerprints so users would bond with the phone by having to polish it frequently. Perhaps Apple thought it was a great idea but applied the fingerprint idea to the camera lens alone.
I believe that was iPod not iPhone.
There is a known issue with iPhone more advanced cameras if subject to vibration from a motorcycle they will go out of focus.
Apple Warning: Motorcycle Vibrations May Damage iPhone Camera.** Although the iPhone camera shaking issues may be caused by various other factors, on September 10, 2021, Apple announced that exposure to high amplitude vibrations might cause iPhone vibration damage and camera glitching.
IANA Apple fan; rather the opposite.
But if they did have that problem 4 years ago it’s a darn good bet current production iPhones don’t have it. 4 years is an eternity in that business.
Now the OP’s phone may well be of that vintage.
Feb 2025
Recently, tech giant Apple issued a warning about exposing iPhones to high amplitude vibrations with specific frequency ranges. According to the company, the frequency of vibrations generated by certain motorcycles can damage some of the finer hardware in your smartphone and you might not even know it.19 Feb 2025
Apple’s official statement Nov 2023
Wow. Today I learned. Thank you.
Never forget that the march of progress is as often impeded by the economic priorities of commerce as hastened.
If Apple can’t make any more money solving a problem which practically affects their sales very little, no money will be spent to solve it.
Another example of unexpected damage to a camera phone; taking a photo of the lidar sensor on a car can permanently damage the camera. (Cite from Jalopnik.)
Sidebar please: what is a lidar sensor?
It’s like radar that uses laser light instead of radio waves.
Lidar is basically radar that uses light. It’s used to get an idea of what’s around the car (like in adaptive cruise control, I think.) ETA: maybe not specifically for adaptive cruise, but it’s used in driving assistance features. Tesla is kind of famously against using it in their cars, relying on visual sensors.
A more relevant cite:
Is it still happening? What was the weather like? Lenses can fog over in the right conditions, including humidity & temperature differentials.